WESTERN BULLDOGS V CARLTON
Venue Telstra Dome
Date Sunday, July 27
Time 4.40pm

Head to head Western Bulldogs 46 Carlton 83 Drawn 4
Last time Carlton 21.12 (138) bt Western Bulldogs 19.14 (128) R10 2007, MCG
Betting TABSportsbet Western Bulldogs $1.28 Carlton $3.45 Centrebet Western Bulldogs $1.30 Carlton $3.55

Summary The Dogs are ready to bite back after their embarrassing last term white flag against Geelong and Carlton can expect to take the brunt of their anger.

The Blues are a game out of the eight but their finals ambitions will almost certainly end with a loss here.

Even celebrations by captain Chris Judd for 150 games and Simon Wiggins for 100 are unlikely to spur them on much.

The Dogs don't have a match-winning tall forward but they have reliable mid-size goalkickers like Jason Akermanis, Brad Johnson, Robert Murphy and Adam Cooney while the Blues continue to rely overly much on Brendan Fevola.

Key After looking out of sorts in the cold and wind at Skilled Stadium last week, the hard-running Dogs will be rapt to be back under the roof at the Dome.

Tip Western Bulldogs by 35 points